A Clay Jar

Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Salvation

Heaven was torn open

Heaven Was Torn Open – Mark 1:10-11

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Like at Jesus' baptism, when we come to faith in Christ, heaven is torn open, the Spirit comes upon us. and God declares us to be his child.

Who Can Be Saved?

Who Can Be Saved? – Matthew 19:25-26

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Who can be saved? By ourselves, none of us can. But God can do for us what we cannot. He saves all who come to him through faith in Jesus.

Turned into a Pillar of Salt

Turned into a Pillar of Salt – Genesis 19:26

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Where is your heart? Is it with the Lord? Or the world? Remember Lot's wife! Don't be left behind when our Lord returns for his people.

Requirements for Salvation

Requirements for Salvation – Acts 15:5

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All who have come to faith in Christ are God's children and members of his family, regardless of our individual traditions or doctrines.

The Parable of the Weeds

The Parable of the Weeds – Matthew 13:24-26

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Are you a child of the kingdom? If not, it is not too late to repent, take Jesus as your true Lord, and produce the fruit of righteousness.

The One Who Endures to the End

The One Who Endures to the End – Matthew 10:22

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What awaits us is beyond compare. So endure to the end, and experience the salvation that the Lord has prepared for us.

The winepress of God's wrath

The Winepress of God’s Wrath – Revelation 14:19-20

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Don't rejoice in the fate that awaits those who cause us grief in this life. Pity them instead and seek their salvation.

Unless the Father Draws Them

Unless the Father Draws Them – John 6:44

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The Father enables belief on our part but does not require it. But all who respond in faith to the Father’s drawing have eternal life.

When Does the Kingdom of God Come?

When Does the Kingdom of God Come? – Luke 17:20-21

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Are you a citizen of the Kingdom of God? If not, I encourage you to trust in the Lord Jesus before it’s too late and experience his salvation.

Lose your life to save it

Lose Your Life to Save It – Luke 9:24-25

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Losing your life now will deprive you of much this world might offer. But the reward is much greater than anything we might lose now.

A Complete Transformation

A Complete Transformation – Mark 5:15

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Jesus is satisfied with nothing less than a complete transformation of our lives. Are we willing to turn them over to him?

The valley of dry bones

The Valley of Dry Bones – Ezekiel 37:12-14

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Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones illustrates what God does in the life of those who trust him. He makes us alive in Christ.

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